Desertification

Algeria’s Economic Growth Declines to 2.2% in 2017

Algeria’s economic growth dropped to 2.2% in 2017, down from 3.3% in 2016, due to a decline in the performance of the energy sector, the central bank said. The same source noted that inflation dropped to 5.6% instead of 6.4 in 2016, while the balance of payment was reduced by $3 billion to stand at […]

African govt’s to open aviation markets to address poor intra-African air connectivity

It’s high time to address the ‘embarrassingly low’ level of intra-African air connectivity which is depriving the continent and its people from reaching their full potential, an airline body chief has said. Addressing the recent annual general assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) that was held in Luanda in Angola, the airline […]

Senegal: Cheikh Issa Sall named new CEO of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has appointed on September 14 Cheikh Issa Sall, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Municipal Development Agency as the new head of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations after firing the Chief of the financial institution Mame Boye Diao, few moments after the latter unveiled his plans to run for next year’s presidential […]